Episode 181: Building A Candle Company with Colina Bruce
In September 2020, today\u2019s guest launched Noirlux Candle Co. By February 2021, Colina Bruce\u2019s company was featured by Oprah Magazine as one of the 25 Best Candles Companies.\n\n\n\nThere is definitely a great story here about how Colina left her role as an adjunct professor and director at a university to open a candle bar in Seattle Washington. \n\n\n\nIn this episode, Colina shares how she started candle making as a hobby and decided to turn it into a business that now makes more than 3 times what she earned as a professor.\n\n\n\nListen on Apple Podcasts\n\n\n\nWatch on YouTube\n\n\n\nYou\u2019ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nTrial and error of creating candles\n\n\n\nBuying equipment and inventory\n\n\n\nJoining an accelerator as a new business\n\n\n\nWhat it takes to open a brick-and-mortar retail space\n\n\n\n\nMentioned in this episode:\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: www.noirluxcandleco.com\n\n\n\n Instagram: @noirluxcandleco\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/K0y7SLMl9iY